The Church of the Brethren is an Anabaptist/Pietist denomination of 142,000 members in 23 districts that span most of the United States. It was formed in August 1708 when five men and three women gathered at the Eder River in Germany for baptism, an illegal act by the tenents of the state-run church. The Church of the Brethren's vision is to "Continue the work of Jesus: Simply, Peacefully, Together."

Ecclesia is a relational network of churches, leaders and movements that seek to equip, partner, and multiply missional churches and movements.